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Sabres vs. Islanders October 16, 2009

BUFFALO, NY - OCTOBER 16: A young fan looks through the glass behind Jon Sim #16 of the New York Islanders as they warm up before their game against the Buffalo Sabres on October 16, 2009 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft